Whether you are a photographer, designer, coach or in any creative field, your business focuses on using your creativity to help others. You might identify as one or all of the titles I listed above, but if we are being realistic - you can’t be everything to everyone. Which is why it can sometimes feel uncomfortable saying the word, “no.” Trust me, I know the feeling.
Read MoreYou might know me as a San Francisco based personal brand photographer. And while that is true, what you might not know is I am also a coach for creatives like yourself. My mission is to help individuals like you, who are good at what they do, become the CEO of their own business. You might be thinking, “Wait, I am my business, therefore I must already be the CEO.” Yes, that is all true. But I want to help you really take on that role of moving from a freelancer to leveling up to a luxury business model.
Read MoreFiguring out how to appropriately price your services is the one of the hardest things to figure out for any business. This is especially true for creatives.
Pricing yourself confidently is one of the most challenging parts of starting and growing your brand photography business. It’s also important because the more confident you are in your pricing, the more confident your potential clients will be in you.
You’re afraid that if you go too high, your potential clients may go somewhere else. At the same time, if you go too low, you worry that you won’t be able to support yourself and running a photography business will be too much work.
You want to figure out what everyone else is charging for their brand photography so that you can feel confident and know that you’re doing something right.
How do I know this? I know because I’ve been there. In this post, I’ll explain how to price yourself as a brand photographer.
Do you ever feel like you know your purpose and you know in your heart that it’s not going to be found in the corporate world? When I realized this, I felt a little stuck.
I had envisioned myself as a corporate rockstar. I wanted to manage teams and work my way up....So I followed that path until I realized I had a burning, nagging feeling that the corporate world wasn’t my purpose and living in purpose was something I had to find and live out.
But there was a caveat. I was scared. I was scared of losing my place on the totem pole that I had long dreamed about. I thought what if I fail and I lose my place on this ladder I built?
Read MoreMy favorite podcasts right now have a theme. They are usually women entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses, yet feel relatable. The podcasts I tend to love remind me of going to coffee with a mentor or a close friend. When listening to these in particular, I find myself getting random ideas and I get excited about the thought of working on my business.
Read MoreOver the last year I’ve had a number of people ask me how I learned photography and how I transitioned my career path from the corporate world to becoming a photographer. I wrote this blog post to share the my experience and exactly what I did in detail to learn the ropes. I love helping others find their path, so if you’re contemplating on how to transition into professional photography, want a side hustle, or just want to learn photography, this post is for you.
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